Legal Opinion

Worcester Insurance v. Fells Acres Day School, Inc.

Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court

Decided August 22, 1990PublishedCited by 144 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtAbrams, J.

Pursuant to Mass. R. Civ. P. 64, 365 Mass. 831 (1974), a judge of the Superior Court has reported to us, without decision, eight questions (see Appendix) concerning whether certain insurance policies provide coverage for damage claims arising from sexual abuse allegedly perpetrated at the Fells Acres Day School (school). Two of the eleven consolidated cases before us are declaratory judgment actions brought by insurance companies 2 seeking a judgment that the injuries sustained by the tort plaintiffs in the nine underlying tort actions are not covered by various policies of insurance. The…

2Cases cited78 opinions

  1. Clemmer v. Hartford Insurance Co.California Supreme Court · 1978
  2. Mullins v. Pine Manor CollegeMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1983
  3. My Bread Baking Co. v. Cumberland Farms, Inc.Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1968
  4. Irwin v. Town of WareMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1984
  5. APPALACHIAN INSURANCE COMPANY v. LIBERTY MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY, AppellantCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1982

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  4. Smith v. Dorchester Real Estate, Inc.Court of Appeals for the First Circuit · 2013
  5. Camp Dresser & McKee, Inc. v. Home InsuranceMassachusetts Appeals Court · 1991

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